Dahlstrom, a 6-foot senior, leads the conference in rebounding at an average of 10.1 and is sixth in scoring with 15.9 points per game as the only GLVC woman averaging a double-double.

She nearly set career highs in each category during No. 15-ranked Southern Indiana's 64-51 road win Thursday over Illinois Springfield. Dahlstrom finished with 34 points — one shy of her career-high 35 against Indianapolis this season — and had a career-best 19 rebounds.

On a night when USI (20-2, 12-1) wasn't playing its best, she upped her game and carried the team to victory with her 10th double-double this season and fifth in the past six games. Her previous career-high in rebounds was 17 against Wisconsin-Parkside two weeks ago.

The Eagles held a lead for nearly 34 minutes but never had control of the game despite scoring more point in every quarter.

In recent games, they've coasted. Springfield (10-11, 4-9) made them sweat until the end of the third when USI's lead reached double figures for the first time.

Although Dahlstrom was 15-for-19 from the field, the team shot 39 percent overall and missed its first 15 3-pointers until Kaydie Grooms finally connected. She was the only other Eagle in double figures with 16 points, including just two in the first half.

USI, which continues to rise in the national polls, will remain in first place of the GLVC heading into Saturday's showdown with Bellarmine (14-9, 9-5) before a four-game road trip to finish the regular season.